AUBURN, Alabama Two U.S. Open swimming meet records were broken and American Olympic champions, Megan Quann and Ed Moses, won one event each, at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships on Thursday.

The meet is being held over a short course (25 meters).

Quann, 16, who predicted she would win Olympic gold in the women's 100 meter breaststroke and then did just that, captured her specialty on Thursday in 1:07.25, breaking her own meet record of 1:07.41 set two years ago.

Moses, 20, the Olympic silver medalist in the men's 100 meter breaststroke and the world record holder over the 100 meters short course, ran away with his race. His time of 59.70 seconds was more than two seconds ahead of the field.

Venezuelan Olympian, Ricardo Monasterio, outdueled the Robert Margalis of the United States to take the men's 400 meter freestyle. His time, 3:48.92, was more than a second under the old meet record. Margalis, too, dipped under the old standard with his 3:49.44.

Janelle Atkinson, who just missed becoming Jamaica's first swimmer to win an Olympic medal when she finished fourth in the 400 free in Sydney, came storming from behind on Thursday to win her specialty in 4:07.43, more than half a second ahead of American Rachel Komisarz.

Maggie Bowen, a student at Auburn University, thrilled the home crowd when she came from behind to pass 16-year-old Nicole Mackey and win the women's 200 meter individual medley in 2:11.30.

(Reuter)